I never realised until I joined Yahoo Answers just how sensitive a subject vegetarianism is.
I have vegetarians, one vegan and meat eaters in my family, and has never presented a problem. I have been wondering if we are a uniquely tolerant family.
The vegetarians and the vegan in the family choose not to eat meat because they do not like it.
2007-02-04 05:02:42
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answered by Florence-Anna 5
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My main reason for becoming a vegetarian is that I can no longer stand the smell or taste of meat. It's probably something to do with my age, I suspect.
But if I was going to make the decision based on other factors, the major reason would be because vegetarianism is a better use of our limited resources. It takes an enormous amount of water and grain to produce a single pound of beef. That same amount of grain and water could keep several people alive for a day or more, rather than provide just a single meal.
Also, cattle and hog production causes a considerable amount of methane pollution (around 20% of the total, as I recall from my reading.) Grazing strips the land of plants that provide nutrients and contributes heavily to erosion and polluted water from run-off.
And then there's the ethical issues of killing animals unnecessarily. Other people have already discussed that aspect, and I agree with them. So all things taken together, I'm just as glad that my body made the decision to go vegetarian for me.
2007-02-03 23:07:03
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answered by Wolfeblayde 7
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I can tell you're an intelligent person who isn't just trying to annoy us, so I feel for you when certain zealous people post massive unreadable blocks of text about the environment and what-not. I'll try to give you a short, honest answer.
I basically became vegan because I'd heard stories and seen videos of some less-than-humane farming practices. Lots of meat-eaters will say things like "That's not how it happens in real life, I've been to a farm before!" But the thing is, those videos prove that there's at least one farm or slaughterhouse in the world where that kind of thing does happen.
I just feel a bit more comfortable knowing that I'm not eating anything from tortured animals FOR A FACT.
2007-02-03 23:40:21
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answered by PsychoCola 3
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Hmm, lots of reasons:
• Health reasons. Regular animal flesh consumption can be linked to heart disease, stroke, and cancer, not to mention the occasional disease like Creutzfeld-Jacobs ( the human version of Mad Cow)
• Environmental reasons- it takes less natural resources to grow plants as food than care for livestock. Aslo, civilized cultures no longer use the entire animal in its day-to-day needs, so this also produces more waste materials.
• Ethical reasons- saving the life of an animal is the usual and most obvious cause of vegetarianism.
Hope these help in your choice.
2007-02-03 20:45:39
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answered by Flea© 5
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I became a vegetarian after I learned about how animals are raised and killed on factory farms. I learned that many are treated in horribly inhuman ways. It was extremely disturbing to know this and I was unable to eat meat.
2007-02-03 21:45:47
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answered by Meemenator 1
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Some people care about animals and feel uncomfortable with the trauma and terror that animals are subjected to.
On the hypocritical side if it's okay to eat a cow or chicken why not eat cats and dogs too?
2007-02-03 20:37:56
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answered by Anonymous
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i have been a vegetarian since i was 2 years old, my parents said i would refuse to eat meat. more recently ive gotten into the whole animal rights thing. my doctor told me it was a smart decision to go vegetarian, since deadly high cholestoral runs in my family
2007-02-04 18:08:15
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answered by Rachel K 2
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For the same reasons people become anything they become; because they want to.
They have a belief about something and demonstrate this belief through their chosen behavior.
Some become because of health beliefs, some ethical beliefs but the bottom line is that I respect them because they don't just preach about what they do; they do it.
Health reasons for some ethical reasons for some both reasons for some.
2007-02-04 02:12:27
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answered by thefinalresult 7
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a lot of people become a vegetarian or vegan because they care about animals(thats why i did)... others do because of health reasons.
2007-02-03 20:41:13
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answered by ... 2
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if you wanna stay healthy and live longer...
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White (onions, bananas, garlic, ginger, mushrooms, white corn, cauliflower, and dates) Health Benefits: healthy heart, and a lower risk of some cancers.
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Having the knowledge that eating fresh fruits and vegetables can put a stop to certain disease, What more could you ask for?
Fruits and vegetables can be your best non-prescription healing medicine to improve your over all health.
2007-02-03 20:59:00
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answered by Celine 3
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